The Livestock
Congress Hall hosted an experiment station presented by colleges from
several different states. The states and their demonstrations are
listed in the table below.

The photo to the right demonstrates
principles of livestock judging. The subjects were made
of plaster and were actually located in the Palace of
Education. Click on the photo for more detail.

Experiments by State

Illinois: 48 head of cattle to be judged by
students then slaughtered and put through block test
demonstration.

Minnesota: A demonstration of comparative feeding
test of dairy and beef steers. Also an exhibit on methods
of killing, cooling, and cutting
meats.

Tennessee: An exhibit of three lots of hogs fed
different rations of corn, corn and protein, and corn and forage.

Wisconsin: An exhibit of using good rams on range
ewes and the effects of high quality rations, followed by a slaughtering and block test
demonstration.

Missouri: Demonstration of 8 head of cattle
representing influence of age on cost of production, influence
of various grain rations on cost of production and cost of
carcass, and measurements of
animals.

Iowa: An exhibit on crossbreeding shorthorns
and galloway cattle, influence of different grain rations on
economy, measurements of animals at different stages of growth.

Alabama / Florida: A demonstration on feeding hogs
rations common to southern states.

Michigan: An exhibit demonstrating various feed
rations on the quality of mutton, comparing corn and dried beet
pulp and molasses in fattening lambs, followed by slaughtering
and block test demonstration.

Several other states displayed dairy cattle with
records extending over a period of years, indicating the
characteristics of the dairy cow that gave profitable returns and those
that were undesirable. These cows were used for lecture and
demonstrations.

There were also demonstrations on
agronomy in the areas of improving plant breeding, plant judging and
selecting various kinds of grain.

Reference: Farmer and Stockman, July 14, 1904

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